peacock Archives

Disney+ Carrying WWE Network In Indonesia Could Be Just The Beginning
home of the WWE Network as a part of their Peacock app last year  If Disney were to buy McMahon's company, they would presumably want the WWE Network on Disney+ in the U.S asap. But it's worth noting there is some precedent to Disney properties airing WWE programming  Disney owns Hulu, which currently has the first[...]
Peacock Orders Supernatural Series Dead Day, Based On Aftershock Comic
Peacock has ordered to series a new supernatural show called Dead Day, from producers Julie Plec and Kevin Williamson, who previously worked together on The Vampire Diaries They will be co-showrunners on the series, which is based on the comic series from AfterShock Comics by writer Ryan Parrott (on board as a consulting producer) and[...]
Ryan Parrott & Evgeny Bornyakov's Dead Day Booms on eBay After TV Deal
Before that, it was the 19th of December and a copy of the first issue with a standard cover, for $4. Today that all changed after it was announced that Peacock is making a TV series based on the comic There have been hundreds of sales of Dead Day comics since, with a CGC 9.8 slabbed[...]
bel-air
Brady & Rasheed Newson and executive producer Will Smith's serious take on "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" hitting Peacock on February 13 And what was made quite clear from the start was that Bel-Air is definitely not a sitcom, with the trailer offering a deeper dive into what it was that drove Will (Jabari Banks)[...]
the lost symbol
It would appear that the puzzle surrounding the ability to produce a successful series adaptation of bestselling author Dan Brown's Robert Langdon novels will remain unsolved, with Peacock confirming that is has opted to not renew the Ashley Zukerman (Succession)-starring Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol for a second season Based on Brown's bestseller The Lost Symbol[...]
Why MacGruber is at His Best on Saturday Night Live, Not on Peacock
While his Peacock TV series stays within the family at NBC Universal, the character returned to pristine form to the platform where he originated from with the long-running late-night series The recurring sketch's premise often retains a theme of a backdrop of a bomb that Mac is often tasked to disarm in the MacGyver spoof[...]
Tiger King
Kate McKinnon and John Cameron Mitchell are bringing the energy that 2022 needs in an upcoming Peacock series, Joe vs Carole, (inspired by the "Tiger King" mystery made famous by Netflix's docuseries and based on the "Joe Exotic" podcast) set to premiere on March 3rd If you feel as though you recognize the names and/or[...]
Saved by the Bell: Season 2 Finale Review: Spirited Finish
I spoke to Magill about the challenge of updating Bayside High and expanding to a grander scale for the NBC Universal reboot on its streamer service Peacock, how it retains familiar landmarks of the original Sam Bobrick series, and how the COVID pandemic affected filming from season one and two. Saved by the Bell Image courtesy[...]
Bel-Air: Peacock Releases Impressive Trailer for "Fresh" New Take
Brady & Rasheed Newson and executive producer Will Smith's fresh take on "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" set to hit Peacock on Super Bowl Sunday (February 13), the streaming service has released the official trailer as well as a new set of preview images that drive home the idea that while there may be some[...]
Battlestar Galactica: Sam Esmail updates Peacock reboot series. (Image: NBCU)
Robot, Homecoming) and Peacock's upcoming take on the Battlestar Galactica franchise We don't necessarily want to say that it's been close to a year so we'll just stick with our opener But now we're getting some choice intel from none other than Simon Kinberg, who was tapped to write and produce a film version of[...]
Saved by the Bell: Season 2, Episode 9 Review: Dancing with Myself
Peacock shared a featurette, which probably should have been released around its season two premiere back in November 2021, involving two of the original stars of Saved by the Bell in Mario Lopez and Elizabeth Berkley Lopez plays Bayside High's alpha-jock-turned-gym-teacher A.C Slater and Berkley Lauren plays feminist overachieving student-turned-guidance counselor Jessie Spano Ph.D[...]
WWE Breaking News: Roman Reigns Will Not Be At WWE Day 1 Tonight
WWE wishes him well in his recovery. Live from State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Day 1 will begin streaming tonight at 8 pm ET exclusively on Peacock in the United Sates and WWE Network everywhere else. So how long will Roman Reigns be out of action and what will the storyline ramifications be of all this?  I'm[...]
WWE Day 1 Preview: Can Brock Lesnar Finally Dethrone Roman Reigns?
1, 2022 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax4E7b_yyLI) To catch the brand new event, WWE Day 1, tune in to the Peacock app in the U.S and the WWE Network everywhere else tonight at 8 pm. Happy New Year WWE fans!  Hopefully, 2022 will be a much better year for the company than 2021 was and they have a chance to start[...]
MacGruber Review: Well, It's Definitely Better Than the 2010 Film
I'll give credit to creators Will Forte (who also stars), John Solomon, and Jorma Taccone (both worked with Forte on SNL) to make it stretch across eight episodes on Peacock and actually showed the ability to allow its characters to develop. MACGRUBER — Pictured in this screengrab: (l-r) Kristen Wiig as Vicki St Elmo, Will Forte[...]
macgruber
SyFy Wire lobbed that very question to the cast and crew of the Peacock action-comedy MacGruber, which in part is an homage to the 80's action films with a whole lot of (mostly juvenile) comedy. MACGRUBER — Pictured in this screengrab: (l-r) Kristen Wiig as Vicki St Elmo, Will Forte as MacGruber, Ryan Phillippe as Dixon[...]
macgruber
With Peacock releasing the TV series adaptation of MacGruber, it manages to be on a path unlike any other skit on Saturday Night Live in its full circle There have been several theatrical adaptations of sketches most famously in Wayne's World, The Blues Brothers, Night at the Roxbury, Pat, Coneheads, and of course, MacGruber The[...]
Saved by the Bell: Season 2 Finale Review: Spirited Finish
The season two finale of Peacock's Saved by the Bell sees a four-way standoff between four California high schools, but mainly between Bayside and Valley The cold opening has Toddman (John Michael Higgins), Mac (Mitchell Hoog), and Daisy (Haskiri Velazquez) give the student body a final pep talk on how the spirit competition will go[...]
True Story: Hosts Ed Helm & Randall Park In Peacock Series Trailer
Everyday stories get the Hollywood treatment in a trailer for a new series from Peacock, True Story, with some help from hosts Randall Park (Fresh Off The Boat) and Ed Helms (The Office) Based on the critically acclaimed Australian megahit True Story with Hamish & Andy, True Story is a six-episode hybrid alternative-scripted series in which everyday Americans sit down[...]
MacGruber Music Video Honors "Greatest Man To Ever Walk Planet Earth"
But instead of a teaser to give you a sense of what you can expect, Peacock has put together something a bit more fitting and a whole lot NSFW. Image: Screencap Now here's a look at the amazing Maya Rudolph singing about the glory of "The Greatest Man To Ever Walk Planet Earth" in the following very[...]
Saved by the Bell: Season 2, Episode 9 Review: Dancing with Myself
Image courtesy of Evans Vestal Ward / Peacock As the result of the saboteur's actions, Bayside has to regain all their spirit points in a short amount of time and Principal Toddman (John Michael Higgins) conceives a Dance-a-thon that allows the student body to combine their points at the 12-hour event to qualify with an auditor[...]
Saved by the Bell: Peacock Announces Season Two Date, Trailer, Images
Things are ramping up for Bayside High as they're trying to catch up to qualify for the school spirit competition in Peacock's Saved by the Bell as the cold opening shows off the hard work for Mac (Mitchell Hoog) finally pay off The seventh episode of the second season "La Guerra de Aisha" finds Aisha[...]
Wolf Like Me W/ Josh Gad, Isla Fisher Coming To Peacock
Wolf Like Me is a new series coming to Peacock starring Isla Fisher and Josh Gad, and it is a bit mysterious, which is a breath of fresh air these days We know Gad plays a father who is struggling to provide for his daughter when he loses his wife, and Fisher plays a woman[...]
Saved by the Bell: Peacock Announces Season Two Date, Trailer, Images
While the actress shouldered much of the burden from the critically-panned NC-17 film, it's endured since as a cult classic- so much so that she's embraced its legacy and recreated its campiness in the season two episode "Wrestling with the Future" on Peacock. Lark Voorhies in Saved by the Bell Image courtesy of Patrick Wymore /[...]
macgruber
Elmo (Kristen Wiig) and Dixon Piper (Ryan Phillippe) to save the day… without killing himself, Vicki, or Dixon in the process (a tall order, we're sure). Image: Peacock Based on the original Saturday Night Live sketch and picking up where the feature film left off, the series also stars Sam Elliott (Perry), Laurence Fishburne (General Barrett Fasoose), Joseph[...]
MacGruber: Peacock Video Honors America's Ultimate Hero & Uber Patriot
But for those of you not up-to-speed on "The Man with (No) Plan" and his backstory, the fine folks at Peacock have you covered with a little "history lesson" that should help. MACGRUBER (l-r) Kristen Wiig as Vicki St Elmo, Will Forte as MacGruber, Ryan Phillippe as Dixon Piper — (Photo by: Peacock) Based on the original[...]